Hammond Place, High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
About Hammond Place
Hammond Place is a detached house in Upnor, Rochester, Rochester (ME2 4XG). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
Held since May 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 18 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £393,000 sits 202.3% above the 1999 sale of £130,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£102/sq ft) was about 59.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Hammond Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 7 May 2034
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Planning history
Planning history at Hammond Place is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at Hammond Place, High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
- Sept 2017Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Eucalyptus - Fell. Pittosporum - Removal of two branches identified in photograph. Silver birch - Removal of overhanging branch identified in photograph.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- CAN/17/2862
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksNov 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Hammond Place's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£393,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£130,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 May 1999Most recent
£130,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in ME2 4XG: £350,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in ME2 4XG
7a, High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
Sold Jun 2025
£355,000Waterside Cottage, High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
Sold Jun 2025
£240,00016 High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
Sold Oct 2024
£264,50028 High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
Sold Feb 2023
£575,0009 High Street, Upnor, Rochester, ME2 4XG
Sold Aug 2021
£350,000
Versus other High Street homes
Price per m² for Hammond Place lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,102
Street avg £3,777
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 77 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
240/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Castle — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB







